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Alex Karp Runs Through Palantir’s Numbers

The unicorn’s CEO talks about valuations and the possibility of going public

Alex Karp discusses his company going public and what investors and employees can expect.

Oct. 30, 2016 10:08 p.m. ET

Pressure is growing on startups not just to grow quickly but to show profits—and go public. One of the biggest and most secretive of the unicorns is Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining software company. Co-founder and chief executive Alex Karp discussed Palantir’s progress with Wall Street Journal venture-capital reporter Rolfe Winkler. Edited excerpts follow.